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FALL 2026 RESULTS

FIRST CHAIR NATIONAL TRIAL COMPETITION 
Philadelphia Regional
Drexel Hosting
(10 Teams, 10 Schools)
September 10-13

Drexel wins over St. Thomas.

Baylor and Cumberland were semi-finalists. 

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLSBaylor, Chicago-Kent, Cumberland, Drexel, Hofstra, Seton Hall, St. John's, St. Thomas, Suffolk,  and Villanova.

FIRST CHAIR NATIONAL TRIAL COMPETITION
Atlanta Regional
Georgia State Hosting
(10 Teams, 10 Schools)
September 10-13

 

Texas Southern wins over Houston.

Campbell and Mercer were semi-finalists.

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLSCampbell, Georgia State, Houston, Maryland, Mercer, Nova Southeastern, Ohio State, South Carolina, South Texas, and Texas Southern.

FIRST CHAIR NATIONAL TRIAL COMPETITION
Los Angeles Regional
UCLA & Chapman Hosting
(10 Teams, 10 Schools)
September 10-13

 

UCLA wins over Chapman.

Denver and UC Berkeley were semi-finalists. 

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLSChapman, Denver, Illinois, Kansas, Lewis & Clark, McGeorge, Ohio Northern, Stetson, UC Berkeley, and UCLA. 

UC  BERKELEY'S
NATIONAL FLASH TRIAL COMPETITION
(12 Teams, 12 Schools)
September 17-20

CHAMPIONS:

SEMIFINALISTS:

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Baylor, Chapman, Denver, Drexel, Loyola LA, Pacific McGeorge, South Carolina, UC Davis, UCLA, and UC Law SF.

DREXEL'S
BATTLE OF THE EXPERTS
(10 teams, 10 schools) 
September 25-27

CHAMPIONS: 
SEMIFINALIST: 

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLSBaylor, Cumberland, Fordham, Hofstra, Loyola, St. Mary's, Stetson, Temple, South Carolina, and UCLA. 

STETSON'S
NATIONAL PRETRIAL COMPETITION
(16 teams, 16 schools)

October 1-4

CHAMPIONS:

SEMIFINALIST: 

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Baylor, Buffalo, Campbell, Chapman, Florida, Houston, Illinois-Chicago, Lewis & Clark, LSU, Miami, Mississippi Christian, Regent, Richmond, Texas Tech, Tulane, and UC Law SF. 

DENVER'S
SUMMIT CUP 
(12 teams, 12 schools)

October 1-3

CHAMPION:

SEMI-FINALIST:

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: 

Campbell, Georgia, Maryland, Mercer, NYU, South Carolina, St. Mary's, Stetson, Texas, Texas Southern, UCLA, and UMKC.

ALL STAR BRACKET CHALLENGE 
Hosted by Syracuse & Loyola Chicago
(16 teams, 16 schools)
October 2-4

CHAMPION:

SEMI-FINALIST:

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLSAlbany, Arizona, Buffalo, Chapman, Cumberland, Duquesne 2, Georgia, Harvard, Illinois Chicago 2, Northwestern, Ohio State, Pepperdine 2, Puerto Rico, St. Mary's, Touro, and UC Law SF.

ALL STAR BRACKET CHALLENGE 
Hosted by Lewis & Clark and UMKC
(16 teams, 16 schools) 
October 2-4

CHAMPION:

SEMI-FINALIST:

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLSAkron, Chicago-Kent, Duquense, Houston 2, Illinois Chicago, Nove SE, Pace, Pacific McGeorge, Regent, Rutgers, Setson Hall, Syracuse, UCLA, Villanova, Wake Forest 2, and Western State.

ALL STAR BRACKET CHALLENGE 
Hosted by Cumberland and Mercer
(16 teams, 16 schools) 
October 2-4

CHAMPION:

SEMI-FINALIST:

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLSArizona 2, Faulkner, Florida, Georgia 2, Houston 1, Loyola, Miami, Nebraska, Nova SE 2, Pepperdine, Seton Hall 2, St. Mary's 2, UCLA 2, UNT Dallas, Wake Forest, and William & Mary.

ALL STAR BRACKET CHALLENGE 
Hosted by S. Carolina and Texas Southern
(16 teams, 13 schools) 
October 9-11

CHAMPION:

SEMI-FINALIST:

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLSAmerican, Drexel, Georgetown, Hoftsra, Loyola Chicago, Mercer, Mercer 2, San Diego, San Diego 2, Santa Clara, South Carolina, South Carolina 2, St. Thomas (FL), Tennessee Winston, Texas Southern, and Western State 2. 

PACIFIC MCGEORGE'S
GOLD CUP MOCK TRIAL COMPETITION

October 15-18

CHAMPIONS:

SEMIFINALIST: 

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: 

BUFFALO NIAGARA TRIAL COMPETITION
(24 teams, 24 schools)

October 16-18

CHAMPIONS:

SEMIFINALIST: 

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Akron, Baltimore, Cardozo, Denver, DePaul, Duquesne, Florida State, Fordham, Illinois, Illinois Chicago, InterAmerican Puerto Rico, Kansas, Lewis & Clark, Mercer,  Northwestern, Nova Southeastern, Pacific McGeorge, SMU, South Dakota, Stetson, Syracuse, Tennessee, UMKC and Wisconsin.

 ILLINOIS' COMPLEX COMMERCIAL LITIGATION TRIAL ADVOCACY COMPETITION
(14 teams, 14 schools)
October 16-18

CHAMPIONS:

SEMIFINALIST: 

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLSChicago, Emory, Fordham, Harvard, Houston, Lewis & Clark, LSU, North Texas, Northwestern, Pittsburgh, Seton Hall, Southern Methodist, UC Davis, and Wake Forest

SYRACUSE NATIONAL TRIAL COMPETITION
(14 teams, 14 schools) 
October 16-18

CHAMPIONS:

SEMIFINALIST: 

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: American, Buffalo, Campbell, Cardozo, Chicago-Kent, Drexel, George Washington, Illinois, Loyola LA, Nova Southeastern, St. John’s, Stetson, Suffolk, and Quinnipiac.

TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
Hosted by Hofstra 
(16 teams, 16 school)
October 22-25

CHAMPIONS: 
SEMIFINALIST: 

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Baylor, Campbell, Cumberland, Denver, FIU, Georgia, Harvard, Maryland, Northwestern, St. John's, South Texas, Temple, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UMKC, and Villanova.

QUINNIPIAC'S
Criminal Justice Competition
(16 teams, 16 schools)
October 23-25

CHAMPIONS: 

SEMIFINALIST: 

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Boston College, Boston University, Campbell, Drake, Drexel, Florida State, Fordham, Georgia, Loyola - Chicago, Maryland, Northwestern, St. John’s, Suffolk, Syracuse, Texas
and Wake Forest.

ABA Labor and Employment Law Student Trial Advocacy Competition – Chicago

October 24-25

CHAMPIONS: 

SEMIFINALIST: 

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: 

CACJ National Trial Competition

October TBD

CHAMPIONS: 

SEMIFINALIST: 

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS:

UC DAVIS'
MLK CIVIL RIGHTS COMPETITION

(18 teams, 18 schools)
October TBD

CHAMPIONS: 

SEMIFINALIST: 

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLSBerkeley, Brooklyn, BYU, Emory, Florida State, Pacific McGeorge, San Diego, Southern, Texas, Texas A&M, UC Irvine, UC SF, Virginia, Western, William & Mary, William H. Bowen, Arkansas, and
Wisconsin. 

Michigan Young Lawyers
NTAC
 

October TBD

CHAMPIONS:

SEMIFINALIST: 

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: 

ST. JOHN’S
CIVIL RIGHTS COMPETITION

October TBD

CHAMPIONS: 

SEMIFINALIST: 

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: 

HOFSTRA'S
MEDICAL LEGAL TRIAL COMPETITION


MOVED TO MARCH 2027

CHAMPIONS: 

SEMIFINALIST: 

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: 

San Diego Defense Lawyers

October TBD

CHAMPIONS: 

SEMIFINALIST: 

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS:

NATIONAL CIVIL TRIAL COMPETITION (NCTC)

November 5-8

CHAMPIONS: 

SEMIFINALIST: 

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS:

PREMIERE TRIAL COMPETITION
Hosted by Nova Southeastern
(24 teams, 18 schools)
November 7-8

CHAMPIONS: 

SEMIFINALIST: 

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Alabama, Buffalo, Cardozo, Cardozo 2, Catholic, Charleston, Charleston 2, Denver, Emory, Florida State, Florida International, Florida International 2, George Washington, Lincoln Memorial, LSU, LSU 2, Miami, Miami 2, Nova Southeastern, Nova Southeastern 2, Regent, Suffolk, St. Thomas, and St.Thomas 2.

PREMIERE TRIAL COMPETITION
Hosted by University of Texas
(18 teams, 14 schools)
November 14-15

CHAMPIONS: 

SEMIFINALIST: 

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Baylor, Baylor 2, Cumberland, Houston, Kansas, Kansas 2, Loyola New Orleans, Missouri, Missouri 2, SMU, SMU 2, Stetson, St. Mary's, Texas, Texas AM, Texas Southern, Texas Tech, Texas Tech 2, and Tulsa. 

PREMIERE TRIAL COMPETITION
Hosted by UCLA 
(22 teams, 13 schools)
November 14-15

CHAMPIONS: 

SEMIFINALIST: 

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLSCal Western, Cal Western 2, Chapman, Louis & Clark, Louis & Clark 2, Pacific McGeorge, Pacific McGeorge 2, Pepperdine, Pepperdine 2, San Diego, San Diego 2, Santa Clara, Santa Clara, St. Mary's, UC Davis, UC Davis 2, UCLA, UCLA 2, USC, USC 2, Western State, Western State 2, and William & Mary. 

PREMIERE TRIAL COMPETITION
Hosted by Illinois
(8 schools, 10 teams)
November 14-15

CHAMPIONS: 

SEMIFINALIST: 

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLSDePaul, Duke, Faulkner, Illinois, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Chicago 2, UMKC, UMKC 2, and UNLV.  

PREMIERE TRIAL COMPETITION
Hosted by Hofstra
(16 teams, 12 schools)
November 14-15

CHAMPIONS: 

SEMIFINALIST: 

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLSBaltimore, Baltimore 2, Drexel, Drexel 2, Hofstra, Quinnipiac, Maryland, Maryland 2, PACE, Seton Hall, Seton Hall 2, St, Johns, Temple, Villanova, and Wilmington. 

The Batson Challenge (Voir Dire) 
Hoste by PACE
(18 teams, 17 schools)
November 6-9

CHAMPIONS: 

SEMIFINALIST: 

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLSBrooklyn, Cardozo, Charleston, Florida, Fordham, Fordham 2, InterAmerican, John Marshall, Loyola-New Orleans, Nova Southeastern, PACE, Regent, Roger Williams, Rutgers, Seton Hall, South Dakota, Temple, and Yale.

FORDHAM'S
KELLY TRIAL COMPETITION

November 13-15

CHAMPIONS: 

SEMIFINALIST: 

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS:

GEORGIA STATE'S
William Daniel Mock Trial Invitational 

(16 teams, 16 schools)
November 20-22

CHAMPIONS: 

SEMIFINALIST: 

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLSCatholic, Cumberland, Drexel, Emory, 

Faulkner, Georgia, GSU, Howard, Loyola-Chicago, Maryland, Mercer, Michigan State, Quinnipiac, South Carolina, South Texas, and Stetson. 

ABA Labor and Employment Law Student Trial Advocacy Competition - San Francisco

November 14-15

CHAMPIONS: 

SEMIFINALIST: 

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS:

Cambridge Clash 
Invitational

November 20-22

CHAMPIONS: 

SEMIFINALIST: 

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS:

ABA Labor and Employment Law Student Trial Advocacy Competition - Brooklyn

November 21-22

CHAMPIONS: 

SEMIFINALIST: 

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS:

Georgetown Federal White Collar

November TBD

CHAMPIONS: 

SEMIFINALIST: 

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS:

Case Classic Mock Trial Competition

November TBD 

CHAMPIONS: 

SEMIFINALIST: 

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS:

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